ALEXANDRIA, VA-About 2,600 US Patent and Trademark Office employees will relocate to a new home with the organization's opening of the first of its five office structures that will make up its new headquarters campus.

PHILADELPHIA-Although the vacancy rate for the metro-area industrial market inched up to 10.4% in third-quarter, CBRE analysts see mild, steady growth as large blocks of sublease space become scarce and construction halts.

DENVER-Hotel occupancies statewide were down in October compared with the previous year, though average room rates were up slightly.

December 1, 2003